Spanish national squad

Spain coach Luis Aragonés named his squad of 22 today for next Wednesday's friendly international against Italy in Elche. Getafe's De la Red is called up for the first time, and Puyol, Marcos Senna and Arbeloa (who missed out through injury against France) also return to the squad. Out go Pablo, Angel, Albelda and also Bojan, who drops to the under 21 squad for the important European qualifier against Kazakhstan The full list is as detailed below. (22.03.08)

Goalkeepers: Reina (Liverpool), Casillas (Real Madrid);
Defenders: Puyol (Barcelona), Juanito (Betis), Arbeloa (Liverpool), Fernando Navarro (Mallorca), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Marchena and Raúl Albiol (Valencia), Capdevila (Villarreal);
Midfielders: Cesc (Arsenal), Iniesta and Xavi (Barcelona), Riera (Espanyol), De la Red (Getafe), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), David Silva (Valencia), Marcos Senna (Villarreal);
Forwards: Luis García (Espanyol), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Güiza (Mallorca), David Villa (Valencia).